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MultiChoice Group

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MultiChoice is a South African media company based in Randburg, Gauteng, that operates a major satellite television service across Sub-Saharan Africa, Cape Verde, and Madagascar through its DStv brand, alongside the GOtv terrestrial platform, SuperSport sports channels, and M-Net. Founded on November 9, 1994, the company served a subscriber base of 20.1 million viewers across Africa by 2020, and in September 2025 French conglomerate Canal+ completed its acquisition of MultiChoice for approximately 2 billion dollars, after which Maxime Saada became Chairman and David Mignot became CEO. Following the Canal+ integration, MultiChoice provides approximately 10,000 hours of content per year in 20 to 35 languages. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1994 1
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1. MultiChoice (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    MultiChoice is a South African company, owned by French media conglomerate Canal+, that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Infobox: founded
    November 9, 1994
  • Operates In: Broadcasting Industry, Infobox: industry
    Broadcasting Pay television
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